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    Watch TV in my XPZ 1530

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by dbartman, Jul 9, 2010.

  1. dbartman

    dbartman Newbie

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    Obviously the title for this thread should be XP S 1530

    Can I use the S-Video input on my laptop to watch TV via the S-Video out on my Scientific Atlantica Explorer 2000 Cable Bix from Cox Communications?

    I would be using Windows Media Center to recognize the signal in.

    Would this work?
     
    dbartman, Jul 9, 2010
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    maxh Notebook Consultant

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    Are you sure you have an s-video input? I used to use the s-video port on my girlfriend's 1530 as an output to our tv.
     
    maxh, Jul 9, 2010
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    codester Notebook Consultant

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    No, that won't work. The S-Video port on the laptop is output only. Secondly, as far as i know, Windows Media Center only recognizes TV tuners. So if you want to watch TV on your laptop, you would either need a TV tuner to use with Windows Media Center, or use a video capture device and some other software.
     
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